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This quiz consists of 5 multiple choice and 5 short answer questions through Act 4, Scene 3.

Multiple Choice Questions

1. The constable says the English "have said their prayers, and they stay for __________."
(a) Death.
(b) Their king.
(c) No one.
(d) Seeing us (the French) die.

2. What does Westmoreland wish for before the battle of Agincourt begins?
(a) A hot meal.
(b) Ten thousand more English troops.
(c) That Henry would ransom himself so the rest of them go home.
(d) A horse as good as Henry's.

3. Hostess Quickly states that she "cannot lodge and board a dozen or fourteen gentlewomen" without it being thought she is running ___________.
(a) A convent.
(b) A bawdy house.
(c) A sweatshop.
(d) A home for unwed mothers.

4. The chorus asks to be admitted to what?
(a) Backstage.
(b) The presence of the king.
(c) This history.
(d) The audience's good favor.

5. What is the boy's urgent message that diverts Nym and Pistol from their duel?
(a) King Henry needs to see them right away.
(b) He has heard of an assassination plot against the king.
(c) His master is ill and he wants Pistol and Hostess to come immediately.
(d) French troops have launched a counter invasion and will be in London in a few hours.

Short Answer Questions

1. Henry tells his army that "when the blast of war blows in our ears," to imitate the action of which animal?

2. What term does the chorus NOT use to describe the stage?

3. The constable tells the Dauphin that he has a mistaken opinion regarding what?

4. In the Prologue, what term does the chorus use to describe King Henry?

5. On what does Hostess Quickly blame Sir John's illness?

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